The NBA playoffs are upon us, and that means a number of established stars are no longer relevant.
As we update the March 28 edition of our positional countdowns, we're no longer concerned with players whose campaigns came to a close at the end of the regular-season calendar. John Wall won't get any credit at point guard, nor will Jimmy Butler at shooting guard. You can forget about seeing Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins or any of the other frontcourt studs on lottery-bound squads.
This time of year, you don't matter if you're not in the playoffs.
As always, we're looking at the players who have made the biggest on-court impacts while establishing themselves as household names—or at least getting on track to do so in the near future.
How that impact is achieved is irrelevant. An offensive stud can be just as valuable as a defensive anchor, and some mixture of the two diametric opposites is viable as well. Basically, be the best at basketball, and you'll be rewarded here.
Also note that for the second time, we're replacing player efficiency rating (PER) wi ...
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Article written by Adam Fromal